Method and system for sound beam-forming using internal device speakers in conjunction with external speakers

A digital television, comprising:

• a housing;
• an audio-video decoder circuit for decoding received audio-video signals;
• a video display coupled to said audio-video decoder circuit for displaying video program information;
• a pair of internal speakers located within said housing;
• a first pair of amplifiers having corresponding outputs connected to terminals of said pair of internal speakers;
• a pair of connections for providing a pair of signals to a corresponding pair of external speakers;
• and
• an electronic network having a first pair of outputs coupled to corresponding inputs of said first pair of amplifiers and a second pair of outputs coupled corresponding ones of said pair of connections, wherein said electronic network generates signals on said first pair of outputs and said second pair of outputs such that directional control is provided in a predetermined band of frequencies via phase alignment between each of said internal speakers and a corresponding one of said pair of external speakers, wherein the phase alignment causes direction of sound resulting from combined sounds generated by the at least one internal speaker and the at least one external speaker away from a predetermined listening position.